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Yazhini Ravi, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Basic Sciences
Academic Office Location:
Surgery
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue, L1092
Farmington, CT 06030-8232
Phone: 860-679-7567
Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
MBBSSri Ramachandra UniversityMedicine and Surgery
CertificateMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCombating Pandemics and Bioterrorism
OtherHarvard Medical SchoolGlobal Clinical Scholars Training Program

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
InternshipSri Ramachandra UniversityMedicine

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
SPAARC-Pen to Paper "Scientific reading, writing & working workshop- Collaboration with Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai-India (Key personnel)Indian Government
Name & DescriptionCategoryRoleTypeScopeStart YearEnd Year
NIH Respiratory Integrative Biology and Translational Research (RIBT) review panel for the “in person” June 15-16 meeting in Washington DC.Study SectionMemberExternalNational2023
NIH/INTEGRATIVE MYOCARDIAL PHYSIOLOGY/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY A STUDY SECTION MPPA 10/25/23 - 10/26/23Study SectionReviewerExternalNational2023
International Society of Heart and Lung TransplantationWorkshop/ConferenceMemberExternalInternational20222023
Curriculum for Undergraduate Medical educationEducation CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity20212025
American Heart AssociationStudy SectionMember/ReviewerExternalNational2017
Indian Medical CouncilMemberNational

  • Cardiovascular Basic Science

  • Translational and Clinical Outcomes Research 

  • Advanced Heart Failure Therapies Including Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Cardiac Effects of SARS-CoV-2.

Journal Articles

Abstracts

  • Does Post-Heart Transplantation Placement of Permanent Pacemakers Affect Survival?
    Y. Ravi S. Zaver T.I. Raines H. Zaver L.A. Copeland V. Chinta J. Balasubramaniyan S. Emani L. Dong J. Wan C.B. Sai-Sudhakar The Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationVol. 41Issue 4SupplementS243Published in issue: April, 2022
  • Does Post-Heart Transplantation Placement of Permanent Pacemakers Affect Survival?
    Y. Ravi1, S. Zaver2, T. I. Raines2, H. Zaver2, V. Chinta3, J. Balasubramaniyan4, S. Emani5, L. Dong6, J. Wan7, C. B. Sai-Sudhakar8. 1Surgery, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, 2University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, 3Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 4Cardiology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India, 5Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 6Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 7Department of Preventative Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 8Cardiac Surgery, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT. Journal of Heart and lung Transplantation
  • Donor Cause of Death and Ejection Fraction in Heart Transplant Recipients
    F.DelValleDiaz,1M.Dean,2C.Lemoine,3L.Copeland,4J. Silverman,5C.Zoni,6T.Raines,7Y.Ravi,6andC.SaiSudhakar.61UniversityofPuertoRicoSchoolofMedicine,SanJuan, PuertoRico; 2VirginiaCommonwealthUniversityHealthSystemInternal MedicineResidency,Richmond,VA; 3UniversityofConnecticutHealth Center,Farmington,CO; 4DepartmentofPopulationHealthand QuantitativeHealthSciencesUniversityofMassachusettsMedicalSchool, Worcester,MA; 5UniversityofConnecticutHealthCenter,Farmington, CT; 6DepartmentofCardiothoracicSurgery-DepartmentofSurgery UConnHealth,Farmington,CT; andthe7UniversityofTennesseeHealth ScienceCenter,Memphis,TN. The Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationVol. 42Issue 4SupplementS468Published in issue: April, 2023
  • Education and Its Impact on Post-Heart Transplant Survival?
    S. Zaver1, Y. Ravi2, H. Zaver1, T. I. Raines1, S. Emani3, L. Dong4, B. A. Whitson5, J. Wan6, C. B. Sai-Sudhakar7 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Improving Heart Transplant Outcomes in the African American Population? Are We There Yet?
    S. Zaver1, H. Zaver1, T. I. Raines1, J. Wan2, L. Dong3, B. A. Whitson4, J. Balasubramaniyan5, S. Emani6, Y. Ravi7, C. B. Sai-Sudhakar8. 1University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, 2Department of Preventative Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 3Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 4Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 5Cardiology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India, 6Cardiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 7Surgery, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, 8Cardiac Surgery, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Independent and Combined Effects of Age and COVID on Patient Outcomes
    Y.Ravi,1T.I.Raines,2L.Copeland,3S.Zaver,4H.Zaver,4M.Vila,5M. Pacific,5C.Sai-Sudhakar,6andC.Calderia.51UniversityofConnecticut, Farmington,CT; 2CollegeofMedicine,UniversityofTennesseeHealth ScienceCenter,Memphis,TN; 3VACentralWesternMassachusetts HealthcareSystem,Leeds,MA; 4UniversityofTennesseeHealthScience Center,Memphis,TN; 5LargoMedicalCenter,Largo,FL; andthe 6UniversityofConnecticut,Farmington,TN. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Vol. 41Issue 4SupplementS271Published in issue: April, 2022 41(4):
  • Independent and Combined Effects of Age and COVID on Patient Outcomes.
    Yazhini Ravi, Isaac Raines, Laurel Copeland, Sheev Zaver Manoj, Henna Zaver, Marjorie Pacific, Mark Vila, Chittoor B Sai-Sudhakar, Christiano Caldeira Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Independent and Combined Effects of Obesity and Covid-19 on Patient Outcomes;
    Isaac Raines, Yazhini Ravi, Laurel Copeland, Sheev Zaver Manoj, Henna Zaver, Marjorie Pacific, Mark Villa, Cristiano Caldeira, Chittoor B Sai-Sudhakar Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Is Recipient Survival Following Transplantation of Hearts from Substance Abuse Donors Impacted by Regional Variations?
    C.Lemoine,1L.Copeland,2J.Silverman,1M.Dean,3C.Zoni,4F.Valle Diaz,5T.Raines,6C.Sai-Sudhakar,4andY.Ravi.41Universityof ConnecticutHealth,Farmington,CT; 2PopulationandQuantitativeHeaSciences,UniversityofMassachusettsMedicalSchool,Leeds,MA; 3VirginiaCommonwealthUniversityHealth,Richmond,VA; 4Cardiac Surgery,UniversityofConnecticutHealth,Farmington,CT; 5Universityof PuertoRioSchoolofMedicine,SanJuan,PR; andthe6Universityof TennesseeHealthScienceCenter,Memphis,TN. The Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationVol. 42Issue 4SupplementS286Published in issue: April, 2023
  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Reduced Ejection Fraction in Donor Hearts - Contraindications to Transplantation
    M.R.Dean,1F.DelValleDíaz,2C.Lemoine,3L.Copeland,3J. Silverman,4T.Raines,5C.Sai-Sudhakar,6Y.Ravi,6andR. Zoni.61InternalMedicineResidency,VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity HealthSystem,Richmond,VA; 2UniversityofPuertoRicoSchoolof Abstracts S143Medicine,SanJuan,PuertoRico; 3DepartmentofPopulationHealthand QuantitativeHealth,UniversityofMassachusettsMedicalSchool, Worcester,MA; 4UniversityofConnecticutSchoolofMedicine, Farmington,CT; 5UniversityofTennesseeHealthScienceCenter, Memphis,TN; andthe6DepartmentofCardiothoracicSurgery,University ofConnecticutHealthCenter,Farmington,CT. The Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationVol. 42Issue 4SupplementS143–S144Published in issue: April, 2023

Case Reports

Letters

  • Dexamethasone treatment in COVID-19 patients: Requirement of additional criteria
    Teluguakula Narasaraju1 PhD, Yazhini Ravi2 MD, Colleen B. Jonsson1 PhD, and Vincent T.K. Chow3 MD. THELANCET-D
  • Dexamethasone treatment in COVID-19 patients: Requirement of additional criteria (accepted for publication)
    Narasaraju Teluguakula, PhD, Yazhini Ravi, Colleen B Jonsson, Vincent TK Chow THELANCET-D-23-02975

Reviews

Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
Is Recipient Survival Following Transplantation of Hearts From Substance Abuse Donors Impacted by Regional Variations? C. Lemoine1, L. Copeland2, J. Silverman1, M. Dean3, C. Zoni4, F. Valle Diaz5, T. Raines6, C. Sai-Sudhakar4, Y. Ravi4. 1University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, 2Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Leeds, MA, 3Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA, 4Cardiac Surgery, University of Connecticut HealthPosterInternational Society Of Heart and Lung Transplantation2023Denver, Colarado
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Reduced Ejection Fraction in Donor Hearts – Contraindications to Transplantation?Mathew Dean1, Francisco del Valle2, Christopher Lemoine3, Laurel Copeland4,5, Julia Silverman3, Isaac Raines6, Chittoor Sai-Sudhakar3,7, Yazhini Ravi3,7, Cesar Rodrigo Zoni3,71Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Internal Medicine Residency, 2University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, 3University of Connecticut Health Center, 4VA Central Western Massachusetts HealthTalkAnnual Meeting of International Society Of Heart and Lung Transplantation2023Denver, Colarado
Donor Cause of Death and Ejection Fraction in Heart Transplant RecipientsPosterAnnual Meeting of International Society Of Heart and Lung Transplantation2023Denver, Colarado, FRIDAY, 21 APRIL, 2023 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. POSTER SESSION 03
Outcomes Among Post-Heart Transplant Permanent Pacemaker Recipients:Matthew Dean MD1,2, Cesar Rodrigo Zoni MD2,3, Laurel A. Copeland PhD4,5, Francisco Del Valle6, C.B. Sai Sudhakar MD2,3, Yazhini Ravi MD2,3 1Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Internal Medicine Residency, 2University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 3Department of CT Surgery-UConn Health, 4VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, 5Department of Population Health6University of Puerto RicoTalkAnnual Meeting of the American College of Cardiology2023New Orleans
Cardiac Dysfunction in SARS-CoV-2TalkUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center2023Memphis, TN
Relationship Between Donor Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular Wall Thickness with Mortality Among Heart Transplants RecipientsPosterAnnual Scientific Session of The American Heart Association2023Philadelphia, PA
Relationship Between Donor Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular Wall Thickness with Mortality Among Heart Transplants Recipients Cesar R Zoni, Matthew Dean, Laurel Copeland, Julia Silverman, Christopher D Lemoine, Aviral Mahajan, Chittoor Sai Sudhakar and Yazhini RaviPosterAnnual Scientific Session of The American Heart Association2023Philadelphia, PA
Donor Cause of Death and its effect on heart transplant survival- H Zaver, L Copeland, S Zaver, I Raines, C Sai-Sudhakar and Y RaviPosterTNACA Disparities in Surgical Care and Training Paper Competition2023Falls Creek, TN
IMPACT OF PRE-TRANSPLANT IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR STATUS ON LONG-TERM SURVIVAL IN HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENTS Matthew Dean BS1, Laurel Copeland PhD2, C.B. Sai Sudhakar MD3, Yazhini Ravi MD3 1University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 2VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, 3Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery-Department of Surgery UConn HealthTalkConnecticut Chapter of the American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting2022Monroe, Connecticut
Improving Heart Transplant Outcomes in the African American Population? Are We There Yet?TalkISHLT2022Boston
Education and Its Impact on Post-Heart Transplant Survival? S. Zaver1, Y. Ravi2, H. Zaver1, T. I. Raines1, S. Emani3, L. Dong4, B. A. Whitson5, J. Wan6, C. B. Sai-Sudhakar7.PosterISHLT2022Boston
Does Post-Heart Transplantation Placement of Permanent Pacemakers Affect Survival? Y. Ravi1, S. Zaver2, T. I. Raines2, H. Zaver2, V. Chinta3, J. Balasubramaniyan4, S. Emani5, L. Dong6, J. Wan7, C. B. Sai-Sudhakar8PosterISHLT2022Boston
Independent and Combined Effects of Obesity and Covid-19 on Patient Outcomes; Isaac Raines, Yazhini Ravi, Laurel Copeland, Sheev Zaver Manoj, Henna Zaver, Marjorie Pacific, Mark Villa, Cristiano Caldeira, Chittoor B Sai-SudhakarPosterISHLT2022Boston
5. Independent and Combined Effects of Age and COVID on Patient Outcomes. Yazhini Ravi, Isaac Raines, Laurel Copeland, Sheev Zaver Manoj, Henna Zaver, Marjorie Pacific, Mark Vila, Chittoor B Sai-Sudhakar, Christiano CaldeiraPosterISHLT2022Boston
Heart of The Matter: Cardio-pulmonary manifestations in hamster model of SARS-CoV-2Yazhini Ravia,1, Yi Xueb,, Dong Yangc,1, Haley Writtb, Jennifer Stabenowc, Ying Kongb, Lillian Zalduondoc, JyothiParvathareddyc, Peter Vogeld, Ernestine Hayesc, Elizabeth Fitzpatrickb,e, a, Shannon Taylorc, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakara,Colleen B. Jonssonb,c,e,faDepartment of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT bDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology & Biochemistry, College of Medicine,UPosterKeystone Symposia Conference E3: Positive-Strand RNA Viruses Dates2022Keystone, Colarado